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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point vs Western Michigan University

Stevens Point, WI · Kalamazoo, MI · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair WI:MI

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-PAR · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WI × MI
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Western Michigan University: average net price rose +8.0% from $17,322 (2013) to $18,701 (2023), r² 0.64.
  • University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point: net price ranged $13,346–$14,465 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.5% is not a trend (r² 0.05).
  • University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.17).
  • Western Michigan University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.08).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point vs Western Michigan University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point leads on in-state tuition ($9,488 vs $15,252 at Western Michigan University)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (82.3% vs 67.1% at Western Michigan University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point leads on median debt at graduation ($21,503 vs $26,188 at Western Michigan University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Western Michigan University?▼
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point leads on in-state tuition at $9,488 versus $15,252 at Western Michigan University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Western Michigan University?▼
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 82.3% versus 67.1% at Western Michigan University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Western Michigan University?▼
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point leads on median debt at graduation at $21,503 versus $26,188 at Western Michigan University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025